Hi David Until 1835 returning from transportation before the term of transportation was completed, was a capital offence Those who served the term in full were free to return at their own expense Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/09/2014 16:27, David Caisley via wrote: > Geoff, > > Could you explain what you mean by "To return from transportation was > officially punishable by death but that was not always enforced." > > I was under the impression that once an offender had served his sentence > and returned from transportation he was a free man or woman. > > regards > > David Caisley

I think convicts were given something called a "ticket of leave" and that meant they were free. (Good behaviour could come into it).My understanding is that some that subsequently settled in Australia did very well for themselves I was investigating a rather unusual surname for a friend of mine - some holders of that surname were transported for their part in the Swing Riots in Sussex. Once they got their ticket of leave they became extremely prosperous, held positions of responsibilty, and now there are streets named after them Ros ________________________________________ From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] on behalf of Nivard Ovington via [northumbria@rootsweb.com] Sent: 14 September 2014 17:07 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Execution Records Hi David Until 1835 returning from transportation before the term of transportation was completed, was a capital offence Those who served the term in full were free to return at their own expense Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/09/2014 16:27, David Caisley via wrote: > Geoff, > > Could you explain what you mean by "To return from transportation was > officially punishable by death but that was not always enforced." > > I was under the impression that once an offender had served his sentence > and returned from transportation he was a free man or woman. > > regards > > David Caisley .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Ros Tickets of leave were a parole of sorts and conditional, one being they could not leave the colony but did enable other freedoms such as to marry There is no doubt that some did do well for themselves but equally others didn't But this being rather off topic for the list, I will cease there :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/09/2014 20:02, Ros Dunning wrote: > I think convicts were given something called a "ticket of leave" and > that meant they were free. (Good behaviour could come into it).My > understanding is that some that subsequently settled in Australia did > very well for themselves > > I was investigating a rather unusual surname for a friend of mine - some > holders of that surname were transported for their part in the Swing > Riots in Sussex. Once they got their ticket of leave they became > extremely prosperous, held positions of responsibilty, and now there are > streets named after them > > Ros